A music and arts festival is being held to raise money for Devon’s first permanent recovery café. The RISE 'n' Shine Festival will take place on Friday 27th November from 6pm at Sidwells Street Methodist Church in Exeter. Proceeds will go towards setting up the county’s first permanent community café for people recovering from a drug or alcohol issue. The project is being organised by RISE Recovery, which provides drug and alcohol services across Devon. The recovery café will be opened at the Exeter RISE base in Uplands Business Centre, Heavitree Road. The music and arts festival will...
Founder and CEO of Children’s Hospice South West, Eddie Farwell, opened the charity’s new shop in Exeter today (Thursday 1 October).
The new shop is situated on the busy Sidwell Street and shoppers were queuing to get inside on its opening day.
The new shop has a fresh modern layout with a great range of goods on offer including a dedicated children’s section, and is the result of the relocation of the charity’s existing shop in Fore Street.
The team is looking forward to welcoming customers, both new and old, and it’s hoped that the new premises will be a hit with...
Police in Exeter are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted in Exeter at the weekend.
A 33-year-old local man was walking home with his wife along Sidwell Street when he became involved in a verbal altercation with a woman and two men outside the Odeon cinema.
One member of the group punched the victim to the face causing him to fall to the floor.
He suffered a minor facial injury as a result of the incident, which happened on Sunday 23 November between 12.20am and 12.30am.
The suspects are described as white and in their early 20s...
On Saturday 4 October at 7.30pm a concert of glorious music for choir and brass is to take place in the Methodist Church in Sidwell Street.
The music to be performed is by Venetian composers from the 16th– 17th centuries, including Gabrieli, Schutz and Monteverdi.
In true Venetian fashion, the different ‘choirs’ of brass instruments and voices will be positioned at various points in the church, making the most of the wonderful gallery and staircases and the fantastic acoustic.
Indeed the church will become Exeter’s equivalent to St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice!
MEN and women aged over 40 are the target of a sexual health campaign launched by an NHS clinic in Exeter. The Centre, managed by the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, is aiming to raise awareness among over-40s of the sexual health and contraceptive services it provides.
The move comes ahead of Sexual Health Week 2014, which runs from 15 to 21 September. Data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) shows that the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to rise among those aged 45 to 64, while HIV diagnoses have doubled in the over-50s over the past decade....
The opening hours of the NHS walk-in centre in Sidwell Street, Exeter, have been temporarily reduced as of yesterday.
The opening hours will now be 8am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
The NHS Trust has been forced to reduce the opening hours due to staffing issues, including long-term sickness and difficulties in recruiting suitably qualified staff.
The change in opening hours has been supported by the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group.
Kate Lyons, the Trust’s director of operations, said:
When hairdresser Vanessa Wright decided to launch her own unique vintage-inspired salon she turned to NatWest for help. A seasoned hairdresser with 25 years’ experience in the local area, Vanessa knew Exeter could benefit from a new and quirky salon. Working with Daryll Hall, Business Specialist at her local NatWest branch, she developed a business plan and secured a £15k start up loan from which Hot Rods and Harlots was born. Vanessa’s instinct has proven to be right and since opening on Sidwell Street last month the salon has seen unprecedented demand for its services to the point that...
Up to date information is now available to visitors in Exeter City Centre via two interactive “monoliths”. These new information points, which have been installed at Bedford Square in Princesshay, outside Costa Coffee, and on Sidwell Street, outside John Lewis, are similar in appearance to the existing red monoliths located around the city, except they have the added functionality of a digital screen display.
The display shows live departure information for Exeter St David’s and Central Stations, as well as information for local bus and park & ride services. There is also an...
ITea and Biscuits Week takes place this week (16-22 September). A popular annual event, it aims to encourage older people who don't currently use computers, the internet, tablets and smartphones to discover the benefits this technology offers.
During the week, local Age UKs and other organisations will run free 'taster sessions' across the country, at which older people can learn about technology in a friendly and supportive environment. These events will cover a wide range of useful topics such as using the internet, texting, and digital photography, to name but a few.
Three fire appliances, despatched from Danes Castle and Middlemoor, were called to reports of a fire at the Ivor Doble jewellery store on Sidwell street at approximately 2pm today.
